Missile event in Dnipro area, Ukraine on Mon 18th May 2026

18th May 2026

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Over the last 20 hours, another large-scale, combined Russian missile and drone attack was carried out on Ukraine.

Missiles launched:

~8 Iskander-M/S-400 ballistic missiles launched from OTRK installations near Taganrog, Rostov Oblast.

~6 Iskander-K cruise missiles launched from eastern Crimea.

~4 Iskander-K cruise missiles launched from near Millerovo, Rostov Oblast.

~4 Iskander-M/S-400 ballistic missiles launched from OTRK installations near Dzhankoi, Crimea.

~3 Kh-59/69 cruise missiles launched from a Su-34 east of Polohy, Zaporizhzhia Oblast.

~2 Kh-59/69 cruise missiles launched from a Su-34 in the western Black Sea

~2 Iskander-M/S-400 ballistic missiles launched from OTRK installations near Yeysk, Krasnodar Krai.

~1 Kh-59/69 cruise missiles launched from a Su-35 near Melitopol, Crimea.

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Total missiles launched:

~14 Iskander-M/S-400 ballistic missiles.

~10 Iskander-K cruise missiles.

~6 Kh-59/69 cruise missiles.

~30 missiles in total.

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Ukrainian air defence work:

As of the time of writing, it appears that Ukrainian air defence was able to intercept at least 1 Kh-59/69 cruise missile and 1 Iskander-K cruise missile.

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The main targets for this strike was defence industries in Dnipro. The following was targeted:

- Pivdenmash Machine-Building Plant in Dnipro (48.43644, 34.98803) by ~8 Iskander-Ms, 5 Iskander-Ks, and ~3 Kh-59/69s.

- Multiple industrial facilities in northeastern Dnipro by ~5 Iskander-Ms (including ones with cluster munitions).

- Unknown target near Bessarabske, Odesa Oblast by ~2 Kh-59/69s

- Unknown target northeast of Dobropillya, Donetsk Oblast, by ~1 Iskander-M.

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In addition to these missiles, at least 524 Geran-2/Gerbera drones and 4 Banderol jet-drones were used.

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